Zukünfte-gestalten.info
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Release:
August 2022
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Design:
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Web development:
Stephan Bogner
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Client:
Benedikt Groß & Eileen Mandir / Hermann Schmidt Verlag
TL;DR
I had the pleasure to develop the website for the book “Zukünfte gestalten” (designing futures).
We only think of mechanical things requiring maintenance, but this isn’t true anymore: With technology’s rapid pace what was once state-of-the-art software quickly becomes outdated.
But: Books are meant to last. So this website should last just as long.
Visit zukuenfte-gestalten.info
Goals
Easy to maintain → Simple technology and structure
Long-lasting → Rely on proven technology that will be around in years to come
Modern advantages → Responsive and well optimized
Little Big Details
A custom dropdown that allows tab-based navigation to be keyboard-accessible.
Because both authors are equally important the order is chosen at random whenever the page
Internationalization (i18n) can be daunting. I developed a custom library that allows easy translation into English via a .json file.
A custom script prepares assets to be optimized for a wide variety of devices.
Eileen and Benedikt are tech-savvy which spared the need for a CMS (content management system) like Wordpress which drstically reduced the amount of technology required. We now use plain old – yet reliable – HTML + CSS + JS files which can run on any server and don’t require any updating. To optimize our assets, which is normally handled by a CMS, we used a custom script.
Result
A lightweight website,
that runs on any server,
on virtually any device
for many years to come.
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